Document and Entity Information Document - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Registrant Name	MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
Entity Central Index Key	0000928576
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		70,980,203
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Registrant Name	MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
Entity Central Index Key	0001098296
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31